Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formSTRINGERS IN A ALTERED ZONE
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueChlorite, Epidote, Hematite, Limonite, Magnetite, Sericite
Geology
Host rockAndesite · Uwharrie Formation
Associated rockSchist
StructureNe-Trending Axial Planar Cleavage, Zones Of Shearing And West-Over-East Overturned Folds
Tectonic settingCarolina Slate Belt
AlterationWide Sericitic Zone With Narrow Highly Silicified Pods
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1860
Identification
Deposit ID10026513
MRDS IDK005193
Alternate namesDavis Hill Mine, Dorr's Hill, Conroy, Davis Mountain
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.69592, -79.867
References
CARPENTER, P. A., III, 1976, METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA MINERAL RESOURCES SEC. BULL. 84, 166 P.PRATT, J. H., 1907, THE MINING INDUSTRY IN NORTH CAROLINA DURING 1906: NORTH CAROLINA GEOL. AND ECON. SURVEY ECON. PAPER 14.